From Benjamin Franklin's beginnings as a journalist at age sixteen to his retirement from public affairs at eighty-two, there was no break in his activity and accomplishments. As a writer, inventor, and statesman, he was--and still is--unsurpassed by anyone in the range of his natural gifts and the important uses to which he put them. In this monumental biography, which won the Pulitzer Prize when first published in 1939, Carl Van Doren incorporates materials from Franklin's letters, manuscripts, journals, and published ...
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From Benjamin Franklin's beginnings as a journalist at age sixteen to his retirement from public affairs at eighty-two, there was no break in his activity and accomplishments. As a writer, inventor, and statesman, he was--and still is--unsurpassed by anyone in the range of his natural gifts and the important uses to which he put them. In this monumental biography, which won the Pulitzer Prize when first published in 1939, Carl Van Doren incorporates materials from Franklin's letters, manuscripts, journals, and published works to give the most accurate and comprehensive portrait ever written of this great American.
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Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service.
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Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. Octovo. This is a First edition after Publication of the Limited, Signed Edition in Three Volumes, published in October, 1938. 3 portraits of subject reproduced in sepia. Rust brown covers with gilt lettering on front, black lettering on spine. Cover is slightlyt faded, some spexkling and corners very slightly dented. Spine is whole intact. Pages have a consistent crease on top right, throughout, as if it were once dropped. With Index, Previous owner signature on flyleaf. Normal yellowing, but very clean. With Index, Chapter references and Bibliography. 845 pages.
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Very Good+ in a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket shows edge wear as well as notable chipping to upper left, upper right, and lower right corners of front panel. Spine crown chipped with open tear below. Jacket's back panel shows chipping at top edge and open tear in lower right corner.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
